# Accident 19830604022649A: Piper PA38112, Temecula, CA, June 4, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1983, 09:30 local time
- Place: Temecula, CA
- Airport: Rancho California
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5023° N, 117.1608° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Rancho California Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5023&lon=-117.1608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2334V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2334V-2013-04-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,020 total, 28 in this make and model, 78 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83LA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA272) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830604022649A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LANDING GEAR SEVERED ON A DIRT PILE ON EDGE OF THRESHOLD DURING LANDING. AIRCRAFT STOPPED OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX83LA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA272), Jun 4, 1983: Piper PA-38-112 (N2334V), Temecula, CA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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